Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles Prediction, 8/25/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Doosan Bears vs Hanwha Eagles

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Location: Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon, South Korea

TV: SBS SPORTS

Hanwha Life Eagles Park is the venue where Mike Tauchman and the Hanwha Eagles (33-73, 10th in KBO) will play the Doosan Bears (46-58, 8th in KBO) on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

The Bears have hit 154 doubles as a squad and have hit 66 balls out of the stadium. Doosan owns a slugging percentage of .353 and have struck out 713 times, while drawing a walk on 358 occasions. As a unit, the Doosan Bears are recording 4.6 runs per game, which is 4th in baseball. They have recorded 453 runs batted in as well as 894 base knocks this season, while their team batting average comes in at .250. They have accumulated 488 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .323.

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Seung Ho Kang is a batter who should impact this game for Doosan. In his career, Kang has drilled 20 balls out of the park while driving in 119 runs. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .355 and he has totaled 328 bases. For his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 1,019 times and has delivered with a base knock 214 times. He has been struck out 241 times and has gotten a free base on 52 occasions, contributing to a .277 on-base percentage. Kang has hit .232 for his career in baseball, with 133 runs scored and an OPS of .622.

The Bears have stolen 71 bags and have been caught 24 times, which tells us their caught stealing rate is 25.3%. The Doosan Bears have amassed 2,853 putouts this year, as well as 1,049 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which is 4th in Korean baseball and they have turned 97 double plays.

The Bears have a team earned run average of 4.17 for the year (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 739 hitters. Doosan has relinquished 955 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 441 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. Bears pitchers have conceded 79 home runs in addition to 508 total runs (5th in the league).

Hanwha has accumulated 75 home runs this season as well as 413 runs batted in. They have hit 151 doubles, while taking a walk 365 times as well as putting up 445 runs. The Hanwha Eagles have an OBP of .322 as well as a team batting average of .250 so far this season. The Eagles hold a team slugging % of .363 and they earn 4.12 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 964 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 918 base knocks.

Mike Tauchman is a batter who should be able to impact this game for Hanwha. Tauchman has drawn a walk 507 times while fanning on 792 attempts. His OBP is .375 and he has earned a lifetime OPS of .809. Over the course of the 4,149 at-bats in his pro career, Tauchman has an average at the plate of .295 with 1,224 base hits. He has amassed 705 runs and also has 550 runs batted in. He has hit a home run 78 times, as well as 1,801 bases in total and a .434 slugging percentage.

Of their 121 chances at stealing a base, they have had success 83 times and been caught 38 times (31.4% caught stealing rate). The Hanwha Eagles have twisted 88 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .975 (9th in the league). The Eagles have recorded 1,079 assists, 101 errors and have accounted for 2,837 putouts during this campaign.

The Hanwha pitching staff have surrendered 585 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.02 (527 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 85 dingers and they yield 5.57 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Eagles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.530 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.57 as a squad this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.63 (711 strikeouts vs 437 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,009.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hanwha

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